I have several issues with that article.
The least of which is "...no flammable materials were in the operating theatre during the surgery..." and then, "...eventually reaching the surgical drape and causing the fire..."
So, was there flammable stuff in the O.R., or not? Was the surgical drape in the O.R.?
And there's this:
Ever lit a fart? Ever seen it done? Not the easiest thing in the world, not particularly difficult, either. The fart definitely will not ignite if allowed to leak out into the room, it has to be pretty much contained to the vicinity of the escape portal. Otherwise the world would have exploded a long time ago. And I have never heard of anyone being harmed by lighting a fart.
Now, I do have a couple of other questions:
Isn't there usually OXYGEN in an operating room?
Isn't OXYGEN
extremely flammable?